purba

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See also: Purba and purbå

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay purba, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pur‧ba

Adjective

purba

  1. ancient, former.
    Synonyms: mula-mula, permulaan, dahulu

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

purba

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦧ

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese provar.

Verb

purba

  1. (Sotavento) taste

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Brüser, Martina, dos Reis Santos, André, Lang, Jürgen (2002) Dicionário do Crioulo da Ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde) : com equivalentes de tradução em alemão e português / Wörterbuch des Kreols der Insel Santiago (Kapverde), →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Karo Batak

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

purba

  1. east, one of compass points

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points)
mangabia utara irisen
pustima purba
nariti daksina aguni

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “initial, first”).

Adjective

purba (Jawi spelling ڤوربا)

  1. ancient, former

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: purba

Further reading

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese provar and Spanish probar and Kabuverdianu purba.

Verb

purba

  1. to taste
  2. to try, to attempt

Toba Batak

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

purba

  1. east, one of compass points

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points)
manabia utara irisanna
pastima
hasundutan 		purba
habinsaran
nariti dangsina anggoni
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